Blogs and wikis can be used by teachers (and students!) as an easy-to-create-and-use website to post information and activities. If you don't want to take the time to design your own website and/or don't have web space to host a website, creating a blog or wiki for your class is a good alternative. Although blogs and wikis also have other pedagogical applications, one use of both tools is to create a simple website where you can post links and information. See Educator Blogging for resources about using blogs. Check out the CALPER library for foreign language blog and wiki lesson plans. Below are some links to sites that allow you to create your own blogs and wikis for free:
Wikis PB Works: Free private or public wikis Wikispace: Free public wikis WetPaint: Free public wikis
Document sharing/collaborative writing Google Docs/Drive: Free online word processor that allows multiple people to edit the same text document at the same time.
Blogs
WordPress: Free blogs for anyone
Edublogs: Free blogs for educators
Blogger: Free blogs for anyone
Squarespace: Free blogs for anyone
Class Blogmeister: Free blogs for teachers
Weebly: Free blogs or websites for anyone
Wikis
PB Works: Free private or public wikis
Wikispace: Free public wikis
WetPaint: Free public wikis
Document sharing/collaborative writing
Google Docs/Drive: Free online word processor that allows multiple people to edit the same text document at the same time.